Ryan Garcia faces accusations of utilizing banned performance-enhancement medicine. The boxer defeated Devin Haney in a highly-publicized match on April 20 in Brooklyn.
Based on ESPN, Ryan Garcia’s B-sample check discovered the banned substance Ostarine. His A-sample, taken earlier than the struggle with Haney, additionally reportedly examined optimistic for the selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM).
Authorized illustration for Garcia has commented on the allegations in opposition to the 25-year-old prizefighter. Attorneys Paul Greene, Matt Kaiser, Darin Chavez and Guadalupe Valencia insist their consumer didn’t take Ostarine or some other PED.
“Ryan Garcia is dedicated to scrub and honest competitors and has by no means deliberately used any banned substance,” the assertion reads. “Quickly after being notified of his optimistic check, Ryan voluntarily had his hair collected and shipped to Dr. Pascal Kintz, the foremost skilled in toxicology and hair-sample evaluation.”
The assertion continues, “The outcomes of Ryan’s hair pattern got here again unfavourable. That is in step with contamination and demonstrably proves that Ryan had not ingested Ostarine over a time period — the one approach he would have had any benefit in any respect within the ring.”
“Ryan has voluntarily submitted to assessments all through his profession, which have all the time proven unfavourable outcomes. He additionally examined unfavourable a number of instances main as much as the struggle in opposition to Haney,” his attorneys said.
The attorneys additionally advised Ryan Garcia could possibly be a sufferer of “complement contamination.” His workforce insists the boxer didn’t obtain any “performance-enhancing profit” earlier than dealing with Devin Haney.
Their assertion concludes, “We’re sure that one of many pure dietary supplements Ryan was utilizing within the lead as much as the struggle will show to be contaminated and are within the strategy of testing the dietary supplements to find out the precise supply.”